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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: NOTIFICATION DESK <msfabiabaccus.txlc@gmail.com>
Reply-To: centraldata.desk1@onet.pl
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:34:59 +0100
Subject: NOT JUNK,A CALL TO OUR FUTURE(OUR CHANCE)

Dear Sir,
My name is Dr. Mohammed Bayero, and by Allah's grace in power in the
government. I saw your facinating profile from search Engine and I
decided to contact you urgently for my great project and wish you can
assist me actualise it for our mutual benefits .Because of what is
going on now in the world, we need to be united and be helpful to
ourselves to be in power and protect our future.

Permit me to introduce myself clearer to you, the former Nigerian head
of state, Late General Sani Abacha, was my close friend and he left
some money ($168,000.000=) with me before he died. Now am interested
in politics and would want to contest for election in the year 2019,
as the next president of the federal republic of Nigeria and I know
that I will win because I have the clout.

Due to regulation of funds in Nigeria, I would want you to help me to
secure the money and invest it in properties in your country until
when I will need it for my election campaign. I have already
successfully moved the fund to a volt for safety in UAE cum Germany.

Please I need your urgent reply, so that I will confide in you with my
mobile telephone number for heart to heart discussion with you.
Please send your reply only to
Email: drmohammed.bayero@hotmail.com
Email: dr.mohammed.bayerro@gmail.com

Yours faithfully

Dr. Mohammed Bayero(Presidential aspirant come 2019)

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